Oklahoma’s crackdown on illegal immigration draws Texas lawmakers’ interest

Posted on: February 14th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ] [ Politics ] [ Top Stories ] [ Oklahoma ] [ Texas ]
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“Welcome to the nation’s laboratory for a crackdown on illegal immigration. Last year, Oklahoma’s Legislature passed, by huge margins, the nation’s toughest law on illegal immigrants, making it a felony to harbor, transport, shelter or conceal undocumented immigrants.

This summer, the same law also will allow U.S. citizens to sue employers if they think they were fired in favor of illegal workers. Employers in the state say they already see the results: “A total lack of workers,” said Doug Forrest, a Tulsa site-preparation contractor and golf course builder. “This is potentially sending our state into a recession.”"*

*From: http://www.dallasnews.com
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